Directed by
Jean Bach |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean Bach | ||
Susan Peehl | ||
Matthew Seig |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Quincy Jones | ... | Self - Narrator | |
Dizzy Gillespie | ... | Self | |
Sonny Rollins | ... | Self | |
Buck Clayton | ... | Self | |
Art Blakey | ... | Self | |
Hank Jones | ... | Self | |
Art Farmer | ... | Self | |
Johnny Griffin | ... | Self | |
Milt Hinton | ... | Self | |
Chubby Jackson | ... | Self | |
Scoville Browne | ... | Self | |
Felix Maxwell | ... | Self | |
Paula Morris | ... | Self | |
Taft Jordan Jr. | ... | Self | |
Everard Powell | ... | Self | |
Marian McPartland | ... | Self | |
Bud Freeman | ... | Self | |
Max Kaminsky | ... | Self | |
Eddie Locke | ... | Self | |
Gerry Mulligan | ... | Self | |
Benny Golson | ... | Self | |
Ernie Wilkins | ... | Self | |
Elaine Lorillard | ... | Self | |
Nat Hentoff | ... | Self | |
Mona Hinton | ... | Self | |
Robert Altschuler | ... | Self | |
Mike Lipskin | ... | Self | |
Steve Frankfurt | ... | Self | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Horace Silver | ... | Self | |
Henry 'Red' Allen | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Count Basie | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Robert Benton | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
Vic Dickenson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Roy Eldridge | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Sonny Greer | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Coleman Hawkins | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jo Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Gene Krupa | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Charles Mingus | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Thelonious Monk | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jimmy Rushing | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Pee Wee Russell | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Zutty Singleton | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Stuffy Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Willie 'The Lion' Smith | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Rex Stewart | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Maxine Sullivan | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
George Wettling | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Lester Young | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Terrell Braly | ... | executive producer |
Stuart Samuels | ... | associate producer |
Matthew Seig | ... | co-producer |
Cinematography by
Steve Petropoulos |
Editing by
Susan Peehl |
Sound Department
Judy Benjamin | ... | sound recordist |
Christopher Burke | ... | sound effects (as Chris Burke) |
Neal Gettinger | ... | sound recordist (as Neil Gettinger) |
Steven Hertzog | ... | sound recordist |
Jerry Stein | ... | sound mixer |
Roy B. Yokelson | ... | post-production sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Del Hall | ... | additional cinematographer |
Ralph Pitre | ... | animation camera operator |
Animation Department
Michael Bianchi | ... | animator: title animation |
Editorial Department
Phil Fallo | ... | on-line editor |
Music Department
Rick Eisenstein | ... | music clearances |
Johnny Mandel | ... | music consultant |
Additional Crew
Mark Cantor | ... | archival consultant |
Andreas Combuchen | ... | title designer |
Milt Hinton | ... | source: original 8 mm film |
Mona Hinton | ... | source: original 8 mm film |